Attom Data Solutions

While the overall foreclosure rate fell, the share of zombie properties grew in the first quarter of 2020, according to Attom Data Solutions.

In nearly half of Opportunity Zones across the country, median home prices rose annually by more than the national average of 9.4% in the fourth quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Despite a healthy economy and booming real estate market, 2.2% of Orange County, Calif., mortgages were "seriously underwater" at year's end, Attom Data Solutions says.

The city's Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion program, born out of the recession in 2008, has prevented nearly 14,000 foreclosures by working with lenders and homeowners to lower mortgage payments.

Rising home prices allowed central Ohio homeowners to make more on the sale of their homes last year than ever.

With housing prices continuing their years-long climb, home sellers cashed in on their highest returns since 2006, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Foreclosure auction sales rates plummeted a year before home prices began dropping in 2006, and that was a red flag something was amiss.

December's potential for existing-home sales grew by 1.7% compared with November because of low mortgage rates, but in the future that factor could constrain the housing market, First American Financial said.

Foreclosures in San Diego County have hit record lows, following a national trend of better fortunes for homeowners coming out of the Great Recession.

Foreclosure activity during 2019 fell 21% from the previous year, but a few indicators show a change in direction could be possible, according to Attom Data Solutions.

When it comes to purchasing a home vs. renting on the affordability continuum, the reasonably priced properties skew towards less populated areas, according to Attom Data Solutions

While buying a home in most markets results in lower monthly housing payments, in the nation's most populated counties renting is the more affordable option, Attom Data Solutions said.

Despite home prices continuing to rise faster than household income, affordability gains inched up due to the low mortgage rate landscape, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Among the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, home prices hibernate and offer consumers the best time to buy a house, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Median home prices rose annually by more than the national average of 8.3% in nearly half of low-income areas with certain tax advantages, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The third-quarter delinquency rate fell to its lowest point since 1995, according to the MBA. However, Attom Data Solutions' numbers show foreclosure filings experienced a near-term growth spurt in October.

As more people have gotten into the flipping business, and as home costs continue to increase and inventory shrinks, the profitability of fix and flips has dwindled.

The share of severely underwater mortgages shrunk by over two percentage points compared with a year ago, as these borrowers benefited from the rise in equity levels, Attom Data Solutions said.

Years after the foreclosure crisis ended, the Tampa Bay area still has 305 "zombies'' — vacant homes in some stage of foreclosure.

The median value in the housing market shot to an all-time high between July and September, adding to affordability concerns, according to Attom Data Solutions.